Ballymoreen (townland) explained

Ballymoreen, or Ballymurreen,[1] is a townland in the civil parish of the same name in County Tipperary in Ireland. It is within the historical barony of Eliogarty in the south-east corner of North Tipperary, between Littleton and Horse and Jockey. Evidence of ancient settlement in Ballymurreen include a number of ringfort sites, a ruined church and graveyard dating to at least the 17th century, and the former site of a tower house and bawn.[2] The townland, which is 1.3km2 in area,[3] had a population of 65 as of the 2011 census.[4]

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52.6327°N -7.7505°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baile Amoraoin / Ballymurreen . logainm.ie . Placenames Database of Ireland . 6 June 2021 . Irish.
  2. Book: The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary . Jean . Farrelly . Caimin . O'Brien . Dublin . Government Stationery Office . 2002.
  3. Web site: Ballymurreen Townland, Co. Tipperary . townlands.ie . 13 April 2023 .
  4. Web site: CD170 - Tipperary Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate . Central Statistics Office . data.gov.ie . 13 April 2023 . Townlands [..] CensusYear [2011] [..] Ballymurreen, Littleton, Co. Tipperary: 65 .

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